Pending yard near the coloured rooftops of Kilamba new city, Angola

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 24 April 2015 from 17:32:05 to 17:32:30 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 20 June 2019 at 09:05:59 UTC
Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 07 August 2019 at 17:32:04 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Urban planning, decentralisation, new city, urban growth, infrastructure, Angola
Fig. 1 - S2 (21.05.2016) - 4,3,2 natural colour - Coloured rooftops in Kilamba new city, an Angolan city 30km south of Luanda.
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Fig. 2 - 25.07.2019 - Achieved in 2012 by its Chinese constructed, these residences are located amid Angolan slums.
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Fig. 3 - S1 (24.04.2015) - vv,vh,vv colour composite - They lack adequate transport network & services but long sported unaffordable prices.
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Fig. 4 - 07.08.2019 - It remained a ghost town until price were cut in half, leaving the next phase of the program pending for years.
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